Board of Trustees

The Library Board of Trustees for the Dalton-Whitfield Public Library consists of members appointed to approve matters of finance, policy, planning, and personnel and to act as advocates for the library to the general public. The Board hires a library Director to administer the daily operations of the library. Title 20, chapter 5, article 43, Georgia code, annotated.

All board meetings are open to the public except those designated as ‘called’ or ‘executive session’. Regional meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of January, April, August, and October.

Northwest Georgia Regional Library

Board Member

Position

Appointing Agency

Term Expiration

John Hutcheson

Board Chair

Whitfield County

June 2019

Jim Gentry

Vice-Chair

Gordon Countyr

June 2018

Marcia Kendrick

Member

Murray County Commissioner

September 2019

Kathryn Sellers

Member

Whitfield County

June 2018

Susan Bennett

Member

City of Calhoun

June 2018

Frances (Bitsy) McFarland

Member

Dalton City

June 2018

Ann Compton

Member

Dalton City

December 2017

Nancy Calhoun Long

Member

Murray County

June 2017

Meeting Times Region Wide

All board meetings are held during the months of January, April, August, and October.

Board

Meeting Place

Day and Time

Dalton-Whitfield Library

Dalton Library

3rd Thursday at 5:00pm

Calhoun-Gordon Library

Calhoun Library

2nd Tuesday at 4:30pm

Chatsworth-Murray Library

Chatsworth Library

2nd Thursday at 5:00pm

Northwest Georgia Regional Library

January – Calhoun
April – Chatsworth
August – Dalton
October – Dalton

4th Tuesday at 5:00pm

Calhoun-Gordon Library

Board Member

Position

Appointing Agency

Term Expiration

Jim Gentry

Chairman

Gordon County

June 2018

Susan Bennett

Vice-Chair

City of Calhoun

June 2019

Amy Beason

Secretary

Gordon County

June 2019

Kathleen Shirley

Treasurer

City of Calhoun

June 2019

Alvin Long

Member

Gordon County

June 2018

Darla Chambliss

NGRL Director

Chatsworth-Murray Library

Board Member

Position

Appointing Agency

Term Expiration

Nancy Calhoun Long

Chair

Murray County Commission

June 2020

Marcia Kendrick

Vice-Chair

Murray County Commission

June 2020

Tonja Puryear

Treasurer

Murray County Commission

June 2018

Tiffany Longley

Member

Murray County Commission

June 2018

Dianne Minter

Member

Murray County Commission

June 2020

Betty Hampton

Member

City of Chatsworth

June 2019

Ruth Greeson

Member

City of Eton

June 2020

Dalton-Whitfield Library

Board Member

Position

Appointing Agency

Term Expiration

Kathryn Sellers

Chair

City of Dalton

June 2017

Jonathan Bledsoe

Vice-Chair

Whitfield County

June 2020

Pat Townsend

Member

City of Dalton

June 2020

Ann Compton

Member

City of Dalton

June 2019

Julie Cowan

Member

City of Dalton

June 2017

Alice Ensley

Member

Dalton City Schools

June 2015

John Hutcheson

Member

Whitfield County

June 2017

Frances (Bitsy) McFarland

Member

City of Dalton

June 2019

Cindy Morris

Member

Whitfield County

June 2019

Jane Plunkett

Member

Whitfield County Schools

June 2020

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